Scientific Name: Ficus virens

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  • Pronunciation:
    FY-cus (or FEE-cus) VIRE-ens (or VEER-ens)
  • Common Name:
    White Fig, Banyan
  • Type:
    Tree - deciduous
  • Family:
    MORACEAE
  • Flowers:
    occur inside fig
  • Fruit:
    Fig, white with pinkish spots, globular, sessile, in pairs from leaf scars, 10-12 mm dia., ripe July to September.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Sub-tropical and dry rainforest and amongst rocky outcrops.
  • Species List:
    Kin Kin Arboretum, Heritage Park
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Fruit edible

rope is made from the inner bark of the aerial roots.

Identification Notes

Fruit: sessile |Deciduous; rolled terminal buds, |Milky latex present. |Leaf 4-14 cm elliptical to obovate, blade thin, light green and glossy above, paler below. veins prominent, petiole thin, 3-4 cm.

Associated Fauna

Fruit attracts birds. ||Butterfly larval food plant: Common Crow||

Landscaping Notes

Successfully propogated by Noosa & District Landcare.||Successfully propagated by Florabunda Bushcare nursery, Woombye||Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||